Description

Background

Efficient management of the flow of materials throughout an organization’s supply chain is of critical importance. Transport Management plays a vital role in ensuring sustainable supply availability. Minor inefficiencies in logistics and transport can add significant cost and delay to standard operations and projects.  Developed performance can reduce costs and increase customer satisfaction.

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Benefits

This course will provide you with:

• Inspect the most effective transport management practices
• Understand new trends in transport management
• Explore new methods and technologies in fleet and transport management
• Examine the function of transportation management
• Benefit from greater insight into the sourcing transport service providers
• Study the use of negotiation techniques with service providers, insurance providers and clients
• Improve a strategy for better management of vehicles
• Study the right platforms and software for transport management

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Who Should Attend

Business professionals who work in administration, transport management, warehousing, and materials management would find this training session extremely beneficial. Anyone in transport management with an ambition to advance their career are the prime target of this program. Transport Officers, Logistics Officers, Operation Managers, and junior personnel who want to progress to the next level. This workshop is also helpful for project team leaders, senior and mid-level managers, owners of companies, consultants, mentors, coaches, and training specialists who intend to enhance their knowledge in this area.

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Curriculum

 Day One

• The key steps in purchasing
• Buyer skills development
• Objectives of supply chain management
• Supplier location and selection
• Types of contracts and purchase orders

 

 Day Two

• Foundations of successful negotiations
• Overcoming difficulties in negotiations
• The impact of ethics
• Sharpening your skills
• Establishing negotiating goals

 

Day Three

• Inventory management systems
• Establishing inventory levels
• Supplier managed inventory
• Consignment inventory
• Just in time inventory management

 

Day Four

• Warehouse functions
• Utilizing warehouse systems
• Warehouse layout
• Inventory accuracy and cycle counting
• Barcoding identification systems

 

 Day Five

• Correct application of Incoterms
• Air carrier selection criteria
• Ocean carrier selection criteria
• Obtaining insurance coverage